# NTSB NYC89FA086: Beech A36, N1DQ, Glen Falls, NY, February 19, 1989 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: February 19, 1989, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Glen Falls, NY - Coordinates: 43.309047, -73.639717 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3090&lon=-73.6397&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 6 fatal - Status: Completed, report December 10, 1990 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 36269 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC89FA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36269/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA086 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER. RELATED FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE BEECH AIRCREW TO MAKE A NORMAL LEFT TURN OUT OF TRAFFIC AND THE STINSON PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION DUE TO SUNGLARE. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. RELATED FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE BEECH AIRCREW TO MAKE A NORMAL LEFT TURN OUT OF TRAFFIC AND THE STINSON PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION DUE TO SUNGLARE. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, climb - to cruise - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - visual/aural perception, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - Midair collision, approach - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE CREW OF BEECH A36, N1DG, TOOK OFF FROM RWY 30 AT THE (UNCONTROLLED) WARREN COUNTY ARPT ON AN INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TURN RIGHT & BEGIN CLIMBING. AT ABOUT THAT SAME TIME, A STINSON 108-2, N232C, WAS RETURNING TO THE ARPT FROM THE NORTHEAST. FROM THAT DIRECTION, THE STINSON WOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING TOWARD THE SUN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TWO ACFT CONVERGED & COLLIDED ABOUT 1 MI NORTH OF THE ARPT. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE CREW OF BEECH A36, N1DG, TOOK OFF FROM RWY 30 AT THE (UNCONTROLLED) WARREN COUNTY ARPT ON AN INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TURN RIGHT & BEGIN CLIMBING. AT ABOUT THAT SAME TIME, A STINSON 108-2, N232C, WAS RETURNING TO THE ARPT FROM THE NORTHEAST. FROM THAT DIRECTION, THE STINSON WOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING TOWARD THE SUN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TWO ACFT CONVERGED & COLLIDED ABOUT 1 MI NORTH OF THE ARPT. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N1DQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1DQ-1992-04-02), registration cancelled 1992-04-02, S/N E979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-979 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Peter Murray - Registered owner: Northway Exchange Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: GFL, GLEN FALLS, NY - Airport: GFL, Warren County, runway 30, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N232C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232C-1991-10-11), registration cancelled 1991-10-11, S/N 1083232 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2 - Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3232 - Airframe hours: 3143 - Engines: FRANKLIN 6A4-165-B3 165 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Boggs, Loughran D. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 26, 1988, 23 hours before - Departed: GFL, GLEN FALLS, NY - Airport: GFL, Warren County ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N1DQ; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,250 total - Pilot, aircraft N232C; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 969 total, 661 in this make and model, 945 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 8 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 10 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: GFL, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19890219002111A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219002111A), Feb 19, 1989: Beech A36, Glens Falls, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made right climbing turn on takeoff and collided with underside of N232C that was making left pattern. - [Accident 19890219002112A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219002112A), Feb 19, 1989: Univar 1082, Glens Falls, NY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On left hand pattern was struck on underside by N1DQ that made a right turn after takeoff. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.